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    Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures

    International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.

    Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland November 17, 2021 Renewing America

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    The 2021 coup returned Myanmar to military rule and shattered hopes for democratic progress in a Southeast Asian country beset by decades of conflict and repressive regimes.

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    The swift development of effective vaccines against COVID-19 was an unprecedented scientific achievement. But production challenges, vaccine nationalism, and omicron and other variants have all presented hurdles.

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    Reflecting sunlight should be considered a potential stopgap for rising global temperatures, argues Stewart M. Patrick.

    Council Special Report by Stewart M. Patrick April 27, 2022 International Institutions and Global Governance Program

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    Amid Misinformation and Suppressed Free Speech, Ethiopian Conflict Erodes Abiy's Credibility
    As 2020 draws to a close, the terrible toll of the conflict in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is coming into sharper focus. The human costs continue to mount; the United Nations estimates that 1.3 million …
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin December 30, 2020 Africa in Transition
  • Cameroon
    Lessons From the Past on Cameroon’s Crisis
    Herman J. Cohen is the former assistant secretary of state for African affairs (1989–1993), the former U.S. ambassador to the Gambia and Senegal (1977–80), and was a member of the U.S. Foreign Servic…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell January 3, 2020 Africa in Transition
  • Eritrea
    How Long Must Eritrea Wait for Change?
    Last week, the Committee to Protect Journalists ranked Eritrea "the most censored country in the world." That unsurprising conclusion is only the latest dubious distinction for Eritrea, a state that …
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin September 16, 2019 Africa in Transition
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    Authoritarianism in Eritrea and the Migrant Crisis
    One of the leading sources of refugees in Europe is the impoverished east African nation of Eritrea. Many fleeing describe chronic human rights abuses.
    Backgrounder by Zachary Laub September 16, 2016
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    “Time to Bring Eritrea in From the Cold”
    The former assistant secretary of state for African affairs, Herman J. (Hank) Cohen wrote an important article in African Arguments entitled “Time to Bring Eritrea in From the Cold.” For those involv…
    Blog Post by John Campbell December 18, 2013 Africa in Transition
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    Lyons: Ethiopia-Eritrea Conflict Fueling Somalia Crisis
    Terrence Lyons, an expert on the Horn of Africa, says despite U.S. concerns about al-Qaeda, it is local rivalries driving conflicts in Somalia and elsewhere in the region.
    Interview with Terrence Lyons and Bernard Gwertzman August 22, 2007
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    Violence in the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia vs. Eritrea
    This publication is now archived. What is behind the latest round of violence in Ethiopia?The surprising success by opposition candidates in May’s parliamentary elections, experts say. The opposition…
    Backgrounder by Lionel Beehner November 14, 2005
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